CASUALTIES

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13100, 27 April 1908, Page 7

CASUALTIES

THE ADDINGTON SUICIDE

An inquest respecting the death, on the previous day, of William Allenworth Lewis, labourer, aged 49, reiiding at Ha_eldean road, Addington,< lyes held by Mr H. B. Bishop, district coroner, at the morgue on Saturday. Constable Jackson, of Addington, conducted the enquiry for tho police. It was stated that the deceased, who bore a high character, and was greatly respected, was formerly a member of the police force, but retired voluntarily to enter into business, the nonsuccess of which had evideutly proved upon his mind. Tbe man's wife related that ho had been straige in his manner for several days, and the previous day she went to town to fetch Dr. Orchard. On her return her husband went into an adjoining room for a moment or two, and came back foaming at the mouth. In answer to her question, lie stated he had taken sulphuric acid, some of winch she found in a glass in tho adjoining room, and some in a little bottle (which she had never seen before) in the scullery. Dr. Orchard, who arrived on th©. scene some time later, foiled tho man in a hopeless condition. Tho jury returned a verdict that- deceased committed suicide by poisoning while in a state of unsound mind-

A man named K. Smuth, hailing from the Kaiapoi district, while riding Needle in- the Farewell Hand-icap at the trotting meeting on Saturday, was thrown down by another horse falling, injuring his shouldeT and breaking his wrist. -He was subsequently admitted to the Hospital.

(press association telegrams.) ' PALMERSTON N., April 26. While Mt George Green, the wellknown flaxmill-owner, was motoring out from Palmerston to Foxton today, he felt ill and tried to attract the attention of another passing car, but the occupants did not notice that anything was* wrong. Mr Gr__; fainted, and his car plunged over the road into the Mangaono creek, a dive of 17 feet, breaking the bridge protection on its way. There was very little water iv th© creek, and the car was badly smashed, Mr Green escaping with U shaking and- cuts on his face • AUCKLAND, April 25.

Inchilla Rose Hutchinson, the five-year-old daughter of W. G. Hutchinson, grocer, Karangahap© road, fell under the feet of a horso pulling a timber waggon. One wheel of the waggon passed over her chest, causing injuries from whic.l she died an hour later. A third man named Ferguson, who was in the Maramarua mine when th© fall of coal occurred, was killed. His body was found under th© fallen coal. April 2*3.

A man named Louis Porrin, whilst stepping off a tram car in Queen street last, night, met with an accident which resulted in his having his right foot taken off.